Common use of Specialties Matching Service Clause in Contracts

Specialties Matching Service. The system is intended to provide applicants the opportunity to make informed decisions about the medical specialty or specific training program they seek to enter and to provide training programs the opportunity to make informed assessments about applicants in an orderly manner and without pressure. The Match processes the certified rank order lists using a mathematical algorithm to match the preferences of applicants to the preferences of programs. If a match does not occur, applicants in the Main Residency Match may seek to obtain positions during the Match Week Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®). Only programs from institutions that have registered with the NRMP and agreed to abide by the terms of this Agreement may participate in the Matching Program. Such programs also must register individually with the NRMP and agree to abide by the terms of the Match Participation Agreement Among Applicants, the NRMP, and Participating Programs or the Specialties Matching Service Match Participation Agreement Among Applicants, the NRMP, and Participating Programs. The Specialties Matching Service (‘SMS®’) is provided by the NRMP to program directors’ groups (i.e., associations of training program directors) whose programs offer entry level positions only to applicants who have completed two or more years of graduate medical